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Canyon

by Antonio Vivenzio

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1.
Her Story 05:03
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3.
Canyon 06:36
4.
Proem 02:24
5.
Mr. C 04:42
6.
So In Love 01:40
7.
Sunday Mood 08:02
8.
Gardiens 04:11
9.
Hic Up 05:35
10.

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Italian pianist Antonio Vivenzio debuts as a leader with Canyon, a music storytelling

Narrative fragments and immense horizons make Antonio Vivenzio’s music a calm and quiet landscape: the clouds that sometimes appear will rapidly clear the way for crisp morning air or for a stretch of silence. His first work as a leader, out now on Auand Piano Series, is a collections of beloved themes for the pianist, who is also the composer of all the original tracks in the album.

The opening track, ‘Her Story’, is a fresh and colorful music tale on a simple melody line: among the strengths of this work is the ability to leave as many open doors as possible, using minimal arrangements. «The main idea I’ve tried to follow with my trio – Vivenzio says – is to avoid complex suggestions, and rather have basic material that would allow us to be comfortable when improvising. I think the main feature of the album is its fluency and freedom: arrangements are generally non-invasive. We don’t want to feel trapped in our improvisations».

Quite far from being obsessed by technical rigidity, Vivenzio focuses on music and its usability: Chet Baker and Bill Evans are huge inspirations for the trio, and the non-original songs in the tracklist (‘In a Sentimental Mood’, ‘So in Love’ and ‘Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers’) show a deep love for a music that leans towards stories to tell rather than towards improvised music storms. This approach highlights the creative sense of a bass player such as Claudio Ottaviano and the swing-filled drumming of the young Filippo Sala, who supports his companions with a solid comping that can be smooth and weightless when needed.

With is sparkling and rich sound, Tino Tracanna’s sax is the perfect guest for a work based on storytelling: the joyous, rhythmic opening on the title-track ‘Canyon’ casts a shadow on a dark piano line, being brightened after a moment by a shining melody in unison and by an improvisation that seems to happily roll on the slopes of a spare landscape, leaving music all the room it needs to fly high.

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released September 23, 2016

Antonio Vivenzio - piano
Claudio Ottaviano - double bass
Filippo Sala - drums

special guest:
Tino Tracanna soprano sax on #3,7


Produced by Antonio Vivenzio
Executive Producer: Marco Valente
Recording: Il Pollaio, Ronco Biellese (BI) – Italy
Engineer: Piergiorgio Miotto
Cover Photo: Ugo Mellone


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